Should I ask my community for their opinion? – Facebook Top Posts Week 45

How big is the impact of questions? Content is published in all sorts of forms. Some pages simply post a picture with a funny comment. Others specifically ask their fans for feedback and want to know more about their opinions.

There are different ways to do this. The most commonly used method is asking rhetorical questions. The page doesn’t expect an honest response because it’s a question that doesnt require one.

Take this an example. The place where you can play this is given in the youtube video. The question is redundant and it’s impact minor. This can generally be said as soon as the comments are clustered in people linking their friends. It didn’t matter that they asked a question since it wasnt worth taking serious. However, look at this post.

Especially when it comes to religious believes people tend to be pretty involved as soon as you specifically ask them something. This post didn’t have much to it, but the feedback it received is incredible. The reason for it is the subtle way this post makes you want to be part of a community. If you’re proud about being religious, you might want to show it. Asking these sort of questions has a way more personal touch and will net you more serious responses, therefore strengthen the relationship between you and your fans.

Controversial questions do have a similar effect on the way the post is received.

Yesterday police were contacted after this video went viral on the internet. The footage appears to show inappropriate interaction between a member of the Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office and a civilian in the Town of Halfmoon. As a result, the police officer has been suspended without pay. What do you think about this?#WARNING: Video contains explicit language.STORY: http://bit.ly/1tpFC6t

Publix is among stores refusing to open on Thanksgiving so employees can be home with their families. http://at.wftv.com/1zyatpP #wftvShould more stores follow suit or will you be part of the shopping crowds?

Both of these posts specifically ask the user what he or she thinks about a certain topic. This can’t be answered with a simple yes/no, but actually requires you to invest a bit more time to take part in the debate. Especially in the USA these posts usually receive more feedback than anything else. User posts end up having dozens of replies with people explaining their reasoning, arguing with individuals who disagree. This is something news- or radio-stations should try to do more often. It helps establishing a community. People will come back if they know that there are always decent conversation on a page. Initiating these arguments while specifically asking them for their opinion is the way to go.

Questions also have a rather big impact on cat-content (or should we call it dog-content in this case?)

Phishing for likes is not always a bad thing to do. I think we all agree that this post doesn’t have a purpose. Yet, english speaking fans tend to react way more often to this sort of content than other people. While this post would have received barely any comments in Germany, it’s completely different in the USA. More than 2,000 replies. Most people posted their own puppies.

So how big is the impact of questions really? If your page tends to post a lot of funny content, then it doesn’t really matter whether you ask a question or simply post a statement. However, as soon as the question is of a more personal nature or about a controversial topic, we can only encourage you to ask your fans for their opinion as often as possible. Users feel more involved and are bound to your page for longer than they usually would be. This will end up increasing the reach of your posts by a significant amount. And all it takes is asking them what they think. From that point on they will start to entertain themselves.

Have fun with the Top Posts of week 45.

Brands & Co.

For the past three years we’ve challenged parents to pretend they ate all their kids’ Halloween Candy, shoot video of it, and upload that video to YouTube. We did it again this year and got more videos than ever before. We sifted through more than a thousand and whittled it down to our favorites. #YouTubeChallengeIf you got too much candy and want to do something other than bring it to the of…

Garth Brooks spotted fan Teresa Shaw at last night’s concert holding a sign that read “Chemo this morning, Garth tonight. Enjoying the dance.”He stopped mid-performance and gave her his guitar. We talked to Teresa about this special moment: http://kare11.tv/1qwsCfd(Photo: Al Kibby Kibler Jr.)

Join the movement underway to honor and remember a 3-year-old boy who was tortured and killed.Scotty McMillan was tied upside down by his feet and beaten to death. Wherever you are – go outside and light a candle in honor of Scotty.LIKE or SHARE to spread the word!FULL STORY: http://abc7.ws/10AikEb

The ‘race that stops a nation’ is over … as are the lives of two of its ‘athletes’. Today, as the crowds cheered and the champagne flowed, Melbourne Cup favourite Admire Rakti collapsed and died in his stall from a suspected massive heart attack or internal bleeding. Later in the day, another horse Araldo was euthanised after becoming frightened and crashing through a gate, shattering a bone …

Breaking news out of UAB Thursday morning. Researchers have cured diabetes in lab mice using a commonly prescribed blood pressure medication, Verapamil. “We found that we could reverse the disease completely,” said Dr. Anath Shalev, director of the UAB Comprehensive Diabetes Center.

Meet one HERO that’s truly drivenThe car industry in China is exploding and dealerships like #PolycomHero Hui Tong Jia Hua Group is clearly in the driver’s seat. See the full story: http://bit.ly/1pqALXV

AMBER ALERT: A child abduction was witnessed in the city of Ardmore, Oklahoma. The child, Lacy Steudeman, was seen being pulled into the vehicle by the suspect.Lacy is a 7-year-old white female. Her date of birth is 08/09/2007. She was last seen wearing blue jean capri pants, light blue shirt with a lighter blue tie dye over it, navy blue hoodie that zips in the front with “Old Navy” across…

Yesterday police were contacted after this video went viral on the internet. The footage appears to show inappropriate interaction between a member of the Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office and a civilian in the Town of Halfmoon. As a result, the police officer has been suspended without pay. What do you think about this?#WARNING: Video contains explicit language.STORY: http://bit.ly/1tpFC6t

This one is for all of the women voters!In the last 36 hours, Susan B. Anthony’s grave in Mt. Hope Cemetery has been visited by people adorning it with “I Voted” stickers to honor the icon of women’s suffrage.(Photo courtesy: Deborah Ketchum)

Time to take a cue from our pets and dance with them around mealtime. Take the #FreshDance Challenge for wellness and for a chance to win a custom fridge + other great prizes: http://freshpet.co/1vCQpvy

We have 2 of the fab AM05 Dyson Hot + Cool™ fan heaters in white to giveaway. Not only do they look fantastic, but they have dual functionality – to provide fast, even room heating as well as powerful cooling. For your chance to win one of these great prizes, just like and share this post and then comment telling us one of the other colours they also come in. The winner will be drawn at rand…

LIGHT UP THE NIGHT FOR SCOTTYIt has been a moving night as people everywhere honored and remembered a 3-year-old Chester County boy, who was tortured and killed this week. At 7:00 tonight, the candles were lit for Scotty McMillan. It’s still not too late to LIKE and SHARE this story to spread the word about this moving tribute to a little boy and all young victims of abuse. Vigil details…

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SHARE your furry friend for life in the comments and show everyone how much you love your pet.We have plenty of furry friends just waiting to be there for you. Adopt a friend worth holding onto: http://rspcansw.org/1omssLT

HAPPY BIRTHDAY: Today marks BILLY GRAHAM’S 96th birthday! We want to wish him well as he spends the day with family and friends.ADD your birthday wishes below and we’ll SHARE some later on News 13 This Morning!

JUST IN & HAPPENING NOW: Have you seen this little girl? Michigan State Police say the Tawas City 2 year old is missing, last seen today around 2pm. Brooklyn Lynn Lilly was reported missing by her family. Call Iosco County Central Dispatch at (989) 362-1430 if you have any helpful information. http://www.abc12.com/story/27296254/police-helping-family-search-for-missing-tawas-city-toddler

Society & Religion

The morning commute is a little different at Yellowstone National Park. Cameron Patrick captured this photo on a cold morning — just after the bison herd had waded through a river along side the road. The bisons’ body heat caused the water to turn to steam in the cold air, creating the mist around the bison

Aged 16-24 and interested in working at the Scottish Parliament? Or do you know someone who would be?Today we’ve launched an apprenticeship scheme which will give 20 young people the chance to work at Holyrood. Successful applicants will have the opportunity to gain experience in a range of areas, including Visitor Services, Events, Security, HR and IT.Interested in finding out more? Come…

There is something very wrong. (via Brave New Films) Give the Fort Lauderdale Mayor a phone call or an email to let him know what you think about criminalizing kindness: 954-828-5003 or via e-mail at jack.seiler@fortlauderdale.gov.

People

Kevin Hart, you and I had coffee at a café in Venice Beach, laughed endlessly, bought each other matching sneakers, and drove around in a convertible.How is this not a date? http://bit.ly/1qrt7Y4#CCCseason5premiere-Jerry

News & Media

Publix is among stores refusing to open on Thanksgiving so employees can be home with their families. http://at.wftv.com/1zyatpP #wftvShould more stores follow suit or will you be part of the shopping crowds?

LEAH STRONG: Last night was an emotional one for a little girl battling cancer and her dad, NFL player Devon Still. Devon’s 4-year-old daughter, Leah, was well enough to attend the game and watch her dad play pro football live for the very first time. Even though Devon’s team is the Bengals, the Cleveland Browns honored Leah at halftime and where the entire stadium spontaneously decided to chan…

WIN a family ticket to LaplandUK including 4 star hotel with breakfast and dinner! To ENTER share this post and go here ► http://daytrips.to/1ttWSehGet 3 BONUS entries for each friend that enters, so do spread the word!!!The family ticket is valid on the 17th, 18th 19th, 22nd or 23rd of December. Good luck all! xOn entering every family enjoys three hours of festive fun, helping the elves, d…

For the first time since 2003, Colorado State was ranked in both the USA Today Top 25 Coaches Poll at No. 25, and the AP Top 25 poll coming in at No. 23! See what Coach McElwain had to say here: http://col.st/LzE7C